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Posnansky, Arthur (1873-1946)

Collection - Material

Arthur Posnansky was an Austrian-Bolivian naval architect, who later devoted himself to the study of archaeology. Around 1900 he travelled to Bolivia and started conducting research into Bolivia’s archaeology and antiquity, in particular Tiahuanaco. He obtained Bolivian citizenship in 1909.

Material:

  • 1 album, 3 separate photographs, 1 postcard
  • 29 black-and-white photographs (Tiahuanaco, Isla del Sol and Isla de la Luna, taken by Posnansky 1903-1904)

Provenance: part of Max Uhle’s papers.

Keywords: Bolivia, archaeology, history of photography